Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you’re following as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality.

– Michigan gay teenager Josh Pacheco is the latest young person to commit suicide after enduring substantial bullying, none of which was apparently reported to school officials.

– The White House still refuses to issue an Executive Order implementing LGBT nondiscrimination protections for federal contractors.

– Watch the Liberty Counsel head Mat Staver be tame on CNN after being horrifically anti-gay on his own organization’s radio show, a clear reminder of why cable news anchors must do more to hold such commentators accountable.

– Seattle is considering offering a stipend to employees in same-sex marriages to compensate for the extra tax burden they have because of the Defense of Marriage Act.

– United We Dream, a network of undocumented young people who advocate for the DREAM Act, have developed a platform that includes advocacy and inclusion for other groups, including the LGBTQ communities.

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